He who fears not, is to be feared.

Reason dissipates the illusions of life, but does not console us for their departure.

Prejudices are the chains forged by ignorance to keep men apart.

There are some chagrins of the heart which a friend ought to try to console without betraying a knowledge of their existence, as there are physical maladies which a physician ought to seek to heal without letting the sufferer know that he has discovered their extent.

Superstition is only the fear of belief, while religion is the confidence.

Society punishes not the vices of its members, but their detection.

Imagination, which is the Eldorado of the poet and of the novel-writer, often proves the most pernicious gift to the individuals who compose the talkers instead of the writers in society.